Archive for June, 2010

Five Pima Community College student athletes were recognized as National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-Americans.

Freshman Megan Carney of women’s cross country and track and field, sophomore Andrea Benjamin from women’s basketball, sophomore Gabrielle Siltanen and sophomore Lucas Volk from track and field and softball sophomore Kaity Ingram were named Academic All-Americans.

Andrea Benjamin

The prerequisites for Academic All-American are: attending at least three full-time semesters, completion of at least 45 class hours, competed for at least one season and a grade point average of at least 3.60.

Ingram and Benjamin were on the Distinguished All-American list, with a GPA of at least 3.80.

Three Pima Community College softball players were named All-Americans.

Sophomore shortstop Kaity Ingram and sophomore catcher Melina Trujillo were named first team All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, while sophomore pitcher Jordan Trujillo was named to the second team.

Jordan Trujillo and Ingram were also second team All-Americans, according to the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Kaity Ingram

Ingram earned the rare double, as she also was named to the Academic All-American squad, earning Distinguished All-American status, with a grade point average of at least 3.80.

The Aztecs finished 57-11 and won the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference championship before being upset by eventual national third place finisher Yavapai College in the NJCAA Region I championship.